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Team Gift Exchange Ideas That Don't End in Awkwardness
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Team Gift Exchange Ideas That Don't End in Awkwardness

White elephant gifts that are actually funny. Secret Santa that doesn't feel forced. Here's how to do team gift exchanges right.

Trish
Dec 16, 2025
7 min read
Year in Review: What We Shipped in 2025
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Year in Review: What We Shipped in 2025

A look back at everything we built this year, from one-tap RSVPs to dietary tracking and beyond.

Thomas
Dec 9, 2025
5 min read
Holiday Party Planning: A Guide for People Who Hate Planning
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Holiday Party Planning: A Guide for People Who Hate Planning

You got voluntold to plan the holiday party. Here's how to pull it off without losing your mind or your weekend.

Trish
Dec 2, 2025
6 min read
The Group Chat Problem (And How to Fix It for Events)
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The Group Chat Problem (And How to Fix It for Events)

Group chats are where event plans go to die. There's a better way to coordinate your next team outing.

Scott
Nov 25, 2025
5 min read
How Team Outings Reduce Employee Turnover
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How Team Outings Reduce Employee Turnover

Companies with regular team outings see measurably lower turnover. Here's the data, and why it works.

Amanda
Nov 18, 2025
6 min read
Planning a Team Thanksgiving Dinner: The Complete Guide
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Planning a Team Thanksgiving Dinner: The Complete Guide

Your team Thanksgiving dinner can actually bring people together, if you skip the corporate catering playbook and try something different.

Trish
Nov 11, 2025
6 min read
Why Your Best Employees Are the Ones Organizing Team Events
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Why Your Best Employees Are the Ones Organizing Team Events

The people who volunteer to plan team outings are showing you something important about their leadership potential.

Amanda
Nov 4, 2025
6 min read
Halloween Team Events That Aren't Cringe
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Halloween Team Events That Aren't Cringe

Your team wants to have fun on Halloween. They don't want to do a trust fall in a pumpkin patch.

Trish
Oct 28, 2025
6 min read
The Last-Minute Team Outing Playbook
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The Last-Minute Team Outing Playbook

It's Tuesday afternoon and someone just said 'we should do something this week.' Here's how to make it happen.

Scott
Oct 21, 2025
6 min read
What Google, Stripe, and Basecamp Get Right About Team Events
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What Google, Stripe, and Basecamp Get Right About Team Events

Three very different companies, three very different approaches to team culture. But they all agree on one thing.

Trish
Oct 14, 2025
6 min read
How to Plan a Team Outing in 10 Minutes (Seriously)
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How to Plan a Team Outing in 10 Minutes (Seriously)

Planning a team outing shouldn't take longer than attending one. Here's how to go from idea to booked in under 10 minutes.

Thomas
Oct 7, 2025
6 min read
The No-Spreadsheet Guide to Tracking Event Attendance
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The No-Spreadsheet Guide to Tracking Event Attendance

Your event attendance spreadsheet has 14 tabs, two broken formulas, and data from 2023 that nobody deleted.

Scott
Sep 30, 2025
6 min read
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